Nov 21, 2012

Someone gave me this idea last week after posting my mini pecan pies and I just loved it! You see I'm a huge fan of baked brie, so naturally creating baked brie a bit lighter with better portion control sounded very appealing to me.

Trader Joe's sells a light Brie which is what I used here, Presidente also carries one. For the topping, I thought using dried cranberries would be pretty for this time of year and I used honey as my glue to keep everything in place. And the taste? Just as good as the real thing, just be sure you don't eat the whole tray!

A wedge of brie would be enough to make two batches, so if you are serving a crowd, you can easily double this recipe.

I will be making these for a dinner party Saturday. Great timing yesterday for posting this.Happy Thanksgiving to your and your family from a Canadian across the border. I am so grateful for all the hard work you put into this site and the wonderful recipes I have been able to make and share with others.

Mmm. I made these this afternoon. My husband and I loved them. I had brie for the first time just a few months ago. I loved it and couldn't believe I hadn't tried it sooner. This was my first time preparing a dish with it. This was super easy and turned out wonderful!

If you love Brie then you can google recipes for brie cheese! I did a brie/carmelized onion with apples over the thanksgiving holiday and it wa a hit. i used the pastry sheet instead of the cups, but jus recently did the cups with turkey bacon, scrambled eggs/brie cheese! G.L.& enjoy :)

These were amazing. I made them flow a small dinner party and they were all gone in no time. My only recommendation would be to get the Brie close to room temperature before putting in the oven. No one could believe this was "light"! Thanks Gina.

I'm in the process of making these for a party I'm going to tonight. Yum...I'm excited about them! Just wanted to share that it's really easy to make your own phyllo cups...I just made some using this recipe and they turned out great: http://www.fifteenspatulas.com/homemade-phyllo-cups/ (you don't need as much butter as she uses - just a light brushing).

These are deeeeeee-licious. We quadrupled the recipe for our Christmas cocktail party of 20 people, and all 60 were gone in no time. I prepared the nut topping early in the day and let it sit out, cut the brie into cubes and refrigerated. Just had to assemble and pop in the oven right before our party started! Tasted great when they cooled to room temp as well as hot out of the oven. These will become a staple for our parties of all sizes!

I've made these a few times now...a hit every time!! Bringing them to a wine tasting party tonight! I've been doing the pre-bake as mentioned on the box of mini shells suggests for extra crunch...I highly recommend! Thanks for sharing this recipe!!

These are AMAZING!! I made them for a family get together so I doubled the recipe and there was a coin flip to see who got the last one! Gina, you have made eating healthy and staying on plan easy. My family and I thank you so much for all the hard work you put into providing these tasty recipes.

PS: I am married to a Puerto Rican and he loves the Carribean recipes. Thanks so much!

I really want to make these but can't get mini Phyllo cups here in Spain...I was thinking I could use puff pastry but am not sure about the form; should I try and make one big one and cut it into pieces? Or? I have a dinner party coming up and would love to use this as an appetizer. Love your website, btw!!

These were SO easy! I made these as a last minute appetizer and they were a huge hit. I'm not exactly sure the difference, but I used the Laughing Cow Light Brie and 3 ounces of their cheese is 3 triangle pieces. I used just 2 triangles and divided them amongst the 15 cups and it was plenty, so I'm thinking the ones I made might have had a slightly lower calorie count. I will definitely be making these again. What a great idea, thank you Gina! :)

I made these (well, kinda) today. I made the cups myself with 4 layers of phyllo each and butter in between them. I baked them for about 5 minutes. In the meantime I combined craisins, sliced almonds and since honey is too sweet for me I added a dash of pomegranate-cranberry juice. I took out the shells from the oven, added a tiny cube of brie and a spoonful of the almond mixture and baked for 10 more minutes and I turned the oven off. They were a hit! Thanks for the recipe Gina, you make me look like I actually know how to cook.

Thank you so much for THIS recipe along with all the recipes you compiled under "Appetizers" - I have been searching for healthy hors d'oeuvres for my graduation party next week and I plan on recreating SO many of these recipes, including the guacamole deviled eggs and buffalo cauliflower... brilliant! Thanks again, huge fan of Skinny Taste - my go-to food blog.

I made these with lite cream cheese that someone else had suggested instead of the brie. They were awesome! They have helped me stay on track while cooking for Thanksgiving. The BEST two points I have had in a while. And much healthier than any of those snacks in a bag you can buy at the store. So easy to make and I will make this recipe again and again, as I do almost all of the recipes I use from your website. Thank you, once again, Gina!

Made these for Thanksgiving and they were a hit! So much so that I had to brave the grocery today just to get more cups so I could serve them again tonight! Best part....no one knows they're "skinny"...Lol!

To answer the question I read several times in the comments and that I also had, these do not need to be eaten immediately, in fact they are delicious the next day! I took them to a party yesterday and they were cold by the time we started to have appetizers. Several people commented on how good they were, they didn't know who had made them. A real hit! I've also made the pecan filling and they are just as delicious.

Made these last night for an Oscar's party and they were a huge hit! I prepped them early in the day and then baked them right at the party. Super delicious and the phyllo cups didn't get soggy at all.